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TURKEY 

10 DAYS 

GRAND TOUR OF TURKEY

ITINERARY
Day 1st (S): Istanbul Arrival. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation in the hotel .

Day 2nd (D): Istanbul Breakfast at the hotel. Departure from the hotel to visit the Egyptian Bazaar (spice market) and then boat tour of the Bosphorus, the strait that separates Europe from Asia where we can enjoy the great beauty of Istanbul's forests, its palaces and the yal, wooden palaces built on both banks. Lunch. In the afternoon visit the Sultanahmet district with the Roman Hippodrome Square, the Blue Mosque, unique among all Ottoman mosques to have 6 minarets and the splendid 6th-century Hagia Sophia. Back to the hotel. Accommodation.

Day 3rd (L): Istanbul / Ankara Breakfast at the hotel. Departure from the hotel for a visit to the Palace of Topkap, residence residence and administrative center of the sultans of the Ottoman Empire, famous for its excellent collections of weapons, jewelry, porcelains and relics (Harem section with supplementary ticket). Continuation for free time in the Grand Bazaar (closed on Sundays, religious festivals and October 29), building that houses more than 4000 shops inside. Departure by coach to Ankara (450 km) , passing by Istanbul Intercontinental Bridge. Arrival in the capital of the country. Dinner and accommodation.

Day 4th (M): Ankara / Cappadocia Breakfast in the hotel.  Visit to the capital of Turkey with the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations with exhibition of Paleolithic, Neolithic, ,hittite, Urartu frigia etc.. and the Mausoleum of Ataturk, dedicated to the founder of the Turkish Republic. Departure for Cappadocia (290 km) . Along the way, visit the underground city built by Christian communities to protect yourself from Arab attacks. The underground city preserves stables, common rooms, meeting rooms and small rooms for families. Arrival in the Cappadocia region. Presentation of Sufi Ceremony of the Gyrovagos (Dancing) Dervishes of the Mevlevi Order, representing the mystical journey of spiritual ascension of man through love, the search for truth and reaching "Perfection". Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.

Day 5th (X): Cappadocia Optional excursion:Balloon ride at dawn, possibility to participate in a hot air balloon tour, a unique experience, on rock formations, fairy chimneys, natural formations, lunar landscapes. Breakfast at the hotel. Day dedicated to the visit of this fantastic region with its spectacular fairy chimneys, unique in the world : Goreme Valley, with its cave churches, with paintings of the 10th and 11th centuries; stop to the troglloyta village of U'hisar, visit Avcilar which has a spectacular landscape, Derbent valley with its curious natural rock formations and time for craft workshops such as carpets and semiprecious onyx-stones mounted in silver jewelry. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.
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Day 6 (J): Cappadocia / Pamukkale Breakfast and departure for Pamukkale (610 km).  On the course, stop to visit the Caravanserail of Sultanhan inn Selyúcida of the medieval era. Continuation for Pamukkale. Free time in Pamukkale "Cotton Castle", unique in the world with its natural limestone hot spring pools and petrified travertine waterfalls. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.

Day 7th (V): Pamukkale / Ephesus / Izmir Optional tour / balloon tour At dawn, will fly slowly over pamukkale travertine white pools and the ancient ruins of the city of Hierápolis. After landing, enjoy a glass of champagne. Breakfast at the hotel. Departure for Sel-uk-Ephesus (200 km) .
Arrival and visit to the archaeological area of Ephesus, a city dedicated to Artemis. The Odeon, the Temple of Hadrian, the House of Love, the Library of Celsus, the Agora, marble street and the largest theatre of antiquity. Visit to the House of our Lady, supposed last abode of the Mother of Jesus. Stop at a leather production center and continue for Izmir-Izmir ,85 km.), Turkey's third largest city. Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.

Day 8th (S): Izmir / Pergamon / Troy / Aanakkale Breakfast in the hotel Departure for Pergamo, the present Bergama (110 km). Arrival and visit to the ruins of the Asclepión which was the most important hospital in Asia Minor, with its therapeutic center. Continuation for Trojan (190 km.). Visit to the famous archaeological city of history that evokes the poetic name of the Iliad saga of Homer. Continuation for Aanakkale (25 km.). Dinner and accommodation at the hotel.

Day 9th (D): Aanakkale / Bursa / Istanbul Breakfast at the hotel Departure for Bursa (270 km) which was the first capital of the Ottoman Empire between 1326 and 1364. Visits of the medieval Mayor Mosque 'Ulu Camii', the famous Bazaar of Silk 'Koza Han' and the Green Mausoleum. Continuation for Istanbul (150 km.). Accommodation at the hotel.

Day 10th (L): Departure from Istanbul Breakfast. At the scheduled time transfer to the airport and end of our services.